glottochronology

glot·to·chro·nol·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glot-oh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, glot-uh-]
- /ˌglɒt oʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi, ˌglɒt ə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glot-oh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, glot-uh-]
- /ˌglɒt oʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi, ˌglɒt ə-/

Definitions of glottochronology word

noun glottochronology the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language. 1
noun glottochronology The use of statistical data to date the divergence of languages from their common sources. 1
noun glottochronology the use of lexicostatistics to establish that languages are historically related 0
noun glottochronology a method for estimating the dates when the branches of a family of languages separated from the parent language and from one another 0

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Origin of glottochronology

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; glotto- + chronology

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Parts of speech for Glottochronology

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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glottochronology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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